I'm From Driftwood
The stories on I’m From Driftwood send a simple but powerful message to LGBTQIA+ people everywhere: You are not alone. I’m From Driftwood combats isolation and creates empathy to build a more understanding and accepting world. These are our stories, told in our own voices.
Latest Gay Men Stories
I’m From Salt Lake City, UT – Video Story.
When Erik came out to his father, he was given two choices: “Get this fixed or get out of the house.” At just 17 years old, Erik found the courage to stay true to who he is, pa...
I’m From Cowan, TN.
Born on the banks of the Ohio in Owensboro, Kentucky, at age twelve, I moved with my family to a small town at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee—a place called Cowa...
I’m From Bismarck, ND.
Why am I gay? I grew up during the ’70s and ’80s on a farm in rural North Dakota to loving, committed heterosexual parents in a Lutheran based home. I am the youngest of nine. ...
I’m from Kansas City, MO.
I went to a Catholic high school. For four, very long years I was the only open homosexual. I suffered more than I’ll ever let on. One night I was cornered and beaten by several ...
I’m From Mobile, AL – Video Story.
Alan’s scornful ex-boyfriend outs him to his mother. Her response isn’t quite what the ex had in mind, though, turning into a blessing in disguise. ...
Brooks Smith (I’m From Charlotte, NC) – Video Story.
Brooks comes out to his mom who’s a therapist, which leads to some awkward, uncomfortable and possibly inappropriate questions. ...
I’m From Cactus, TX.
I realized I was gay at a young age. I would always love for my best friend to stay over. The years passed and I would hear that being gay was wrong. I would hear it left and right...
I’m From Hawaii – Video Story
After having suicidal thoughts from being bullied and taunted in school, NovaLei went home to his grandfather, who offered advice that NovaLei still remembers today. “If you neve...
I’m From Washington, PA.
I started cautiously coming out in the late 70s, when I was still in high school. I left home about a year after graduating, supposedly to attend college but really just intending ...
I’m From San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
I came out to my sisters and friends when I was 17. It came as a shock but they accepted me and loved me for who I am. I’m American but was born and raised here in Mexico because...
I’m From Eucutta, MS – Video Story.
When Daniel came out at 15, his parents gave him two options. “One, you can either leave right now. Just get your stuff and go. Or two, we’re going to enroll you into a Christi...
I’m From Boulder City, NV.
I’m sitting here numb. Dazed. Dissociated. I know there is commotion around me as I can hear the police and the paramedics through the fog of my shock. Out of the corner of my ey...
